Health

In this program recording, Philanthropy Ohio and Byers, Minton & Associates walk you through the state's biennium budget (FY 2024-2025) and funding and policy implications of this significant piece of legislation. Learn how its passage impacts the areas of education, health, housing and the philanthropic sector.

Learn how the 2023 farm bill is constructed, the components that are debated and how the outcome will impact communities. The farm bill is a massive piece of legislation covering programs ranging from healthy food access for low-income families to sustainable farming practices. Hear updates from Ohio-based speakers about their advocacy efforts.

This webinar recording shares how the expected U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Public Health Emergency contraction will create a benefits cliff and impact health care, nutrition (in schools and at home), family economic stability and support in state and local communities. Hear about recommendations to mitigate the effects on the Ohioans who will be most impacted and opportunities for funders to engage.

The July Health Initiative meeting featured updates on the Ohio Regional Convergence Partnership funder collaborative, the OhioRise program for children and youth, the legislature's Public Benefits Accountability Task Force and the COVID-19 benefits cliff. Hear the latest findings in the Health Policy Institute of Ohio’s (HPIO) report on death trends.

Operation BRIDGE, or Bridging Recovery and Interdiction Data Gathering Enforcement, grew out of a small research study that determined when law enforcement removes a drug trafficker from a community, there is an uptick in overdose cases.

Governor Mike DeWine announced the Ohio Department of Medicaid’s launch of OhioRISE (Resilience through Integrated Systems and Excellence), Ohio’s first-ever highly specialized behavioral health program for children and youth with the most complex behavioral health needs who are served by Medicaid.